Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

[Guest]

Think about this folks.

I don't know your plans or your situation but just wanted to make a reminder.

You may find a great deal on a place to drive your struts to and get group testing price done by somebody.

But your A&P is the guy who is going to sign off your AD so be sure he's okay with the plans you make.

The test guy may or may not be an A&P, even if he is an A&P he is not going to sign the AD off for your plane because he is only seeing an unattached strut.

Maybe the test guy could tag it in some way for your A&P.

I can imagine a number of scenerios and am not trying to advocate any one of them.

I am just trying to remind folks to work out the details with your A&P so that you don't end up spending money for a test and then can't your AD signed off.

Just plan it out so there are no surprizes.

Dave

[cpirrmann]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

Ah, the complications just keep on coming....where are those Shortwing adds?

[flyguy]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

Excellent suggestions Dave,
I'm going to make sure that my AI is fully involved in whatever action I take on this problem.

[Ragwing nut]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

Well I hope the mechanic is pulling the struts off in the first place since he is legally the only one that is suppose to....

Mike

[Guest]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

Well I hope the mechanic is pulling the struts off in the first place since he is legally the only one that is suppose to....

Mike

Agree, amen to that, or under his supervision.

Just thought of this but no matter what license you have that 10' strut has a lot of leverage over that little tab that sticks out the end and the attach fitting so be gentle.

Don't force things and do any damage to the strut or fitting.

I think the tab on the end of the strut will bend first before the fitting is damaged.

Use care.

[VictorBravo]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

Well I hope the mechanic is pulling the struts off in the first place since he is legally the only one that is suppose to....

Mike

I'm pretty sure I can have an un-trained chimpanzee (myself included) take the struts off. But putting them back on and/or returning the airplane to service requires an IA.

[Guest]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

A&P is all that is required. Not a major repair.

[Guest]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

I'm pretty sure I can have an un-trained chimpanzee (myself included) take the struts off. But putting them back on and/or returning the airplane to service requires an IA.

lol

I named this thread wrong, it should have been "Will your chimp sign off your strut AD?" !

[VictorBravo]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

lol

I named this thread wrong, it should have been "Will your chimp sign off your strut AD?" !

Why not, they wrote it in the first *(#$&*% place!

[O.Taylor]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

I'm pretty sure I can have an un-trained chimpanzee (myself included) take the struts off. But putting them back on and/or returning the airplane to service requires an IA.

Good ole Bill, this reminds me of something I heard my dad say many years ago, " Anybody can render an aircraft unairworthy, but to sign it off as airworthy narrows the field, thanks for the smile, O.T.

[gilligansae]

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After lengthy emails to my IA he has basically said that since he has no credentials in NDT he is not going to sign my log book after the inspection by a reputable NDT service. The NDT testing facility does not have an IA but is level II and III NDT certified per the AD. How does one get their log signed then???? Do I just have to find another IA who will sign off liability to the inspection, not being present to witness it or being level II or III NDT themselves???

Not the first person here with this dilema

Jeff

[NY86]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

My opinion, worth at least what you're paying for it, is that the person signing the logs only has to ensure that the test was performed by a qualified test facility, per the AD, and that the reported results met the criteria spelled out in the AD. And, BTW, the person signing off the AD does NOT have to be an IA. An A&P can do it.

[Guest]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

A&P is required not an IA

[Ragwing nut]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

After lengthy emails to my IA he has basically said that since he has no credentials in NDT he is not going to sign my log book after the inspection by a reputable NDT service. The NDT testing facility does not have an IA but is level II and III NDT certified per the AD. How does one get their log signed then???? Do I just have to find another IA who will sign off liability to the inspection, not being present to witness it or being level II or III NDT themselves???

Not the first person here with this dilema

Jeff

If the testing facility is accredited per the AD, then there should be no liability on the mechanic except for R&R. No different than send any other part out to be tagged.

Mike

[Ragwing nut]

Re: Will your A&P sign off your strut AD?

I'm pretty sure I can have an un-trained chimpanzee (myself included) take the struts off. But putting them back on and/or returning the airplane to service requires an IA.

I agree but I am not going to make that recommendation on the world wide web. Plenty of people with older aircraft are probably more knowledgeable about their antique than the mechainc working on them, but that does not give you the authority to work on it without mechanic supervision.

Mike